(A) Rates of fare for taxicabs shall be expressed and calculated by a taximeter, and shall not exceed the following:
(1) An initial flag pull, plus the first mile, or fraction thereof: $2.
(2) For each additional one-tenth mile or fraction thereof, in excess of the first mile: $.20.
(3) For each additional passenger over 12 years of age, per flag pull: $1.
(4) For each minute of waiting time: $.40 ($24 per hour).
(5) If a minivan is requested, $8 shall be added to the above charges. Said $8 charge, however, shall not be added when a minivan has not been requested, but is the vehicle being used to provide the taxicab service.
(6) Any and all toll road fees shall be added to the above charges.
(7) Fares for trips beyond a municipality adjacent to Tinley Park shall be charged at the rate of a fare and two-tenths for a location within 25 miles of the border of an adjacent municipality, and at the rate of a fare and one-half for a location beyond 25 miles of the border of an adjacent municipality.
(8) A flat fee may be charged for trips to Midway Airport, O'Hare Airport and Downtown Chicago (The Loop), provided the flat fee does not exceed the charge as would have been assessed pursuant to divisions (A)(1) through (7) above.
(B) The distance to which the above rates apply shall be determined by the nearest travel route from the point where the passenger enters the taxicab to the point where the passenger shall alight therefrom.
(C) There shall be affixed on the inside of each taxicab in a conspicuous place, and in a manner that the same may be easily read by any passenger riding in the taxicab, a detailed list of all rates provided for in division (A) above, printed in plain, legible type, along with the estimated cost of a three-mile trip, and the telephone number for the Village of Tinley Park.
(D) Upon request of any person requesting taxicab service, the driver of the taxicab and/or the taxicab company shall inform the person of the various rates and services available.
(E) Any passenger shall be allowed to have conveyed within any taxicab, without charge, his or her ordinary traveling baggage.
(F) Upon request of any passenger, the driver of the taxicab shall give the passenger, at the time of payment, a receipt in legible type or writing, containing the name of the taxicab company and the taxicab driver, the total amount paid and the date of payment.
(G) No taxicab driver shall charge or attempt to charge any passenger a greater fare than that to which the taxicab driver is entitled. If it is determined that an overcharge has been made, the taxicab company and/or driver shall be liable for reimbursement of the overcharge to the passenger.
(Ord. 84-0-050, passed ll-27-84; Am. Ord. 2010-O-049, passed 12-7-10)